Re: STL map question : directed to stl map expert(s)....
On 2007-09-22 09:12:01 -0400, "Alf P. Steinbach" <alfps@start.no> said:
"Unspecified" means that any particular compiler should /document/ the
behavior for that compiler, i.e. that every conforming compiler will
provide some reasonable, documented behavior, but that different
compilers can provide different behaviors.
No, that documentation requirement is part of "implementation-defined",
and the standard doesn't use the (empty) word "reasonable".
"Unspecified" is defined in [defns.unspecified]:
behavior, for a well-formed program construct and correct data, that
depends
on the implementation. The implementation is not required to document which
behavior occurs. [ Note: usually, the range of possible behaviors is
delineated
by this International Standard. -- end note ]
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